Bartłomiej Wojtkowiak, Dorota Wrońska-Pilarek, Zenon Pilarek

DENDROFLORA OF THE PROJECTED RESERVE “BEłCZAńSKIE STARORZECZA” OF THE ODRA VALLEY (DOLNOśLąSKIE VOIVODESHIP)

Keywords: dendroflora, monumental trees, Odra valley

Abstract:

Inventoried projected reserve “Bełczańskie Starorzecza” is contained in the Odra valley, its length is 19 km and the area of approximately 1700 ha. This area is protected under the Natura 2000 network, as a part of OSO “Łęgi Odrzańskie”. The dendroflora of the studied area includes 45 taxons from 19 families. Native species (85%) dominate there. They are most often plants, associated with plant communities typical for the river valleys. The total of 752 trees with monumental, close to monumental and splendid circumferences are found. The most valuable 95 trees have been selected for protection as monuments of nature. There have been found 178 localities of the three plants (Frangula alnus, Hedera helix, Viburnum opulus) covered by legal protection. The studied area belongs to the most valuable dendrological objects and deserves to be protected as a nature reserve.